Diocese of Belluno-Feltre

Historical Details

• Diocese of Belluno
  • Latin Name: Bellunensis
  • Erected: 2nd Century
  • Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Belluno e Feltre
  • Latin Name: Bellunensis et Feltrensis
  • United: 1197
  • Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Belluno
  • Latin Name: Bellunensis
  • Split: 1462
  • Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Belluno e Feltre
  • Latin Name: Bellunensis et Feltrensis
  • United: 1 May 1818
  • Metropolitan: Patriarchate of Venezia {Venice}
  • Country: Italy
  • Square Kilometers: 3,262 (1,259 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francesco Legnamine (de Padua) † (18 Apr 1460 Appointed - 11 Jan 1462 Died)
• Ludovico Donato (Donà) † (2 Apr 1462 Appointed - 9 Jan 1465 Appointed, Bishop of Bergamo)
• Mosè Buffarello † (5 Jan 1465 Appointed - 1471 Died)
• Pietro Barozzi † (4 Sep 1471 Appointed - 14 Mar 1487 Appointed, Bishop of Padova {Padua})
• Bernardo de’ Rossi † ( 1488 Appointed - Aug 1499 Appointed, Bishop of Treviso)
• Bartolomeo Trevisan † (26 Aug 1499 Appointed - 4 Sep 1509 Died)
• Galeso Nichesola † (19 Sep 1509 Appointed - 2 Aug 1527 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Casale † (18 Sep 1527 Appointed - Sep 1536 Died)
• Gasparo Contarini † (23 Oct 1536 Appointed - 24 Aug 1542 Died)
• Giulio Contarini † (11 Sep 1542 Appointed - 9 Aug 1575 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Valier † (9 Aug 1575 Succeeded - 1596 Resigned)
• Luigi Lollino † (29 Jul 1596 Appointed - 28 Mar 1625 Died)
• Panfilo Persico † ( 1625 Appointed - 14 Dec 1625 Died)
• Giovanni Dolfin † (9 Feb 1626 Appointed - 1634 Resigned)
• Tommaso Mallono (Malloni), C.R.S. † (10 Jun 1634 Appointed - 7 Feb 1649 Died)
• Giulio Berlendis † (19 Nov 1653 Appointed - 21 Oct 1693 Died)
• Gianfrancesco Bembo, C.R.S. † (1 Mar 1694 Appointed - 21 Jul 1720 Died)
• Valerio Rota † (16 Sep 1720 Appointed - 8 Sep 1730 Died)
• Gaetano Zuanelli † (11 Dec 1730 Appointed - 25 Jan 1736 Died)
• Domenico Nicola Condulmer † (13 Feb 1736 Appointed - 14 Mar 1747 Died)
• Giacomo Costa, C.R. † (29 May 1747 Appointed - 19 Aug 1755 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Sandi † (24 May 1756 Appointed - 12 Aug 1785 Died)
• Sebastiano Alcaini, C.R.S. † (25 Sep 1785 Appointed - 4 Mar 1803 Died)
• Luigi Zuppani † (23 Aug 1819 Appointed - 26 Nov 1841 Died)
• Antonio Gava † (20 Jun 1843 Appointed - 1854 Resigned)
• Vincent Scarpa † (7 Apr 1854 Confirmed - 5 May 1854 Died)
• Giovanni Renier † (17 Dec 1855 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1871 Died)
• Salvatore Giovanni Battista Bolognesi, C.O. † (27 Oct 1871 Appointed - 29 Jan 1899 Died)
• Francesco Cherubin † (19 Jun 1899 Appointed - 3 Jul 1910 Died)
• Giuseppe Foschiani † (2 Jul 1910 Succeeded - 5 Oct 1913 Died)
• Giosuè Cattarossi † (21 Nov 1913 Appointed - 3 Mar 1944 Died)
• Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon, O.F.M. Cap. † (9 Sep 1945 Appointed - 1 Apr 1949 Appointed, Bishop of Padova {Padua})
• Gioacchino Muccin † (19 May 1949 Appointed - 1 Sep 1975 Retired)
• Maffeo Giovanni Ducoli (7 Oct 1975 Appointed - 2 Feb 1996 Retired)
• Pietro Brollo (2 Jan 1996 Appointed - 28 Oct 2000 Appointed, Archbishop of Udine)
• Vincenzo Savio, S.D.B. † (9 Dec 2000 Appointed - 31 Mar 2004 Died)
• Giuseppe Andrich (29 May 2004 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Belluno e Feltre
1950	196,785	196,785	100.0%	208	55	263	748		89	474	125	ap1951
1970	204,643	204,723	100.0%	257	86	343	596		129	596	167	ap1971
Diocese of Belluno-Feltre
1980	150,000	150,800	99.5%	184	37	221	678		45	358	126	ap1981
1990	187,680	188,186	99.7%	231	52	283	663	1	65	363	158	ap1991
1999	184,100	184,602	99.7%	204	46	250	736	5	52	260	158	ap2000
2000	184,100	184,602	99.7%	199	46	245	751	5	52	255	158	ap2001
2001	184,100	184,602	99.7%	196	46	242	760	5	52	251	158	ap2002
2002	183,782	184,207	99.8%	189	43	232	792	5	49	248	158	ap2003
2003	181,402	181,822	99.8%	185	36	221	820	4	40	247	158	ap2004
2004	181,402	181,882	99.7%	187	34	221	820	4	38	217	158	ap2005
2006	184,000	185,400	99.2%	184	30	214	859	5	36	209	158	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Giuseppe Andrich (Priest: 28 Jun 1965; Bishop: 29 May 2004 - )
• Pietro Brollo (Bishop: 2 Jan 1996 to 28 Oct 2000)
• Maffeo Giovanni Ducoli (Bishop: 7 Oct 1975 to 2 Feb 1996)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Sebastiano Alcaini, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1785 to 4 Mar 1803)
• Pietro Barozzi † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1471 to 14 Mar 1487)
• Gianfrancesco Bembo, C.R.S. † (Bishop: 1 Mar 1694 to 21 Jul 1720)
• Giulio Berlendis † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1653 to 21 Oct 1693)
• Salvatore Giovanni Battista Bolognesi, C.O. † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1871 to 29 Jan 1899)
• Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon, O.F.M. Cap. † (Apostolic Administrator: 4 Apr 1944; Bishop: 9 Sep 1945 to 1 Apr 1949)
• Mosè Buffarello † (Bishop: 5 Jan 1465 to 1471)
• Giovanni Battista Casale † (Bishop: 18 Sep 1527 to Sep 1536)
• Giosuè Cattarossi † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1913 to 3 Mar 1944)
• Francesco Cherubin † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1899 to 3 Jul 1910)
• Domenico Nicola Condulmer † (Bishop: 13 Feb 1736 to 14 Mar 1747)
• Gasparo Contarini † (Bishop: 23 Oct 1536 to 24 Aug 1542)
• Giulio Contarini † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1542 to 9 Aug 1575)
• Giacomo Costa, C.R. † (Bishop: 29 May 1747 to 19 Aug 1755)
• Bernardo de’ Rossi † (Bishop: 1488 to Aug 1499)
• Giovanni Dolfin † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1626 to 1634)
• Ludovico Donato (Donà) † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1462 to 9 Jan 1465)
• Giuseppe Foschiani † (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 Oct 1908; Bishop: 2 Jul 1910 to 5 Oct 1913)
• Antonio Gava † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1843 to 1854)
• Francesco Legnamine (de Padua) † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1460 to 11 Jan 1462)
• Luigi Lollino † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1596 to 28 Mar 1625)
• Albino Luciani † (Priest: 7 Jul 1935 to 15 Dec 1958)
• Tommaso Mallono (Malloni), C.R.S. † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1634 to 7 Feb 1649)
• Gioacchino Muccin † (Bishop: 19 May 1949 to 1 Sep 1975)
• Galeso Nichesola † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1509 to 2 Aug 1527)
• Panfilo Persico † (Bishop: 1625 to 14 Dec 1625)
• Giovanni Renier † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1855 to 12 Apr 1871)
• Valerio Rota † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1720; Priest: 29 Sep 1720; Bishop: 13 Oct 1720 to 8 Sep 1730)
• Giovanni Battista Sandi † (Bishop: 24 May 1756 to 12 Aug 1785)
• Vincenzo Savio, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 9 Dec 2000 to 31 Mar 2004)
• Vincent Scarpa † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1854 to 5 May 1854)
• Bartolomeo Trevisan † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1499 to 4 Sep 1509)
• Giovanni Battista Valier † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Nov 1574; Bishop: 9 Aug 1575 to 1596)
• Gaetano Zuanelli † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1730 to 25 Jan 1736)
• Luigi Zuppani † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1819 to 26 Nov 1841)